First Shot Today!

Well I haven't written in awhile, really nothing has happened.. We've just been waiting for the time to pass so we could finally start with this whole process.. well its FINALLY that time!!


So I called Walter Reed this morning to make sure that I got the dosage and everything correct with the Lupron, they called back quickly and I got to ask my questions... They reassured me that I was correct in thinking it was 20 units once a day at night and at the same time each night. :0)

Well Jeff and I went out and about when he got home from work. He bought me Animal Crossing: City Folk for my Wii and we got Nikita a hiking backpack (which we'll have to trade in because it's def. too big). Then we went and got some KFC.. mmm yummy.

Anyway.. 7:30 finally rolls around.. OMG time for my first shot!!.. So I grabbed the box and instructions.. Flipped the top off the bottle, filled the syringe with air, shot that into the bottle and drew up 20 units.. Then I rubbed the area on my tummy with alcohol, grabbed a roll of fat (haha) and stuck the needle in.. really did not hurt at all, the needle is so tiny! I did have some redness and itching afterwards, but that's totally normal (and now it's back to normal).

I'm so excited to get started with all of this!! Very nervous, as I desperately want this to work the first time (I don't know if we could afford to try again with how bad the Navy fucked us)..I really don't know what we'll do if it doesn't work.. but I'm trying really hard to not think of the negatives.. I really need to be positive throughout this whole process!

Well, I'll be on the Lupron until I trigger.. woohoo! Hopefully I don't get any side-effects.. don't mind if I get bitchy.. Jeff will deal =P.. so our schedule right now is:

3.30 - Started Lupron 20 units 1x a day
4.05 - Stop BCP
4.15 - Baseline Appt, Doc consult & Injectables Class
4.22 - Ultrasound & Blood Work
4.24 - Ultrasond, Blood Work & Pre-op
4.30 - Egg Retrieval (Tentative)
5.03 - 3 Day Egg Transfer (tentative)
5.05 - 5 Day Egg Transfer (tentative)

I don't know the rest of the dates yet, that will depend on how I respond to the medication.. the egg retrieval and egg transfer are all tentative right now..

I'll explain how IVF works and all that in a later post, so stay tuned!

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We got our dates!

Hey Everyone! I've been pretty MIA lately.. with Jeff being gone and then PCSing the beginning of this month.. but we're settled in our new place and I'm back!

Here's whats going on with me now..

I'm waiting for AF to officially start (spotting right now).. then I'm starting BCP on CD 2.. I'll start taking Lupron 20 units once a day on March 30th.. then I'll stop taking the BCP on April 5th... I'll have my baseline appointment on April 15th (bloodwork and a U/S), then I'll visit with the Doc and get my "official schedule", then I have to get all my medication and go straight to injectables class..

All the dates after that are tentative because it depends on how I respond to the medication, but my Egg Retrieval is tentatively scheduled for April 30th.. If we actually stick with that date and the IVF works, our due date would be January 21st, 2010! (yes I checked! LOL)